Misano MotoGP, Kubica's home rally, Oschersleben DTM
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BTCC - Rockingham: Andrew Jordan wound up third fastest, 0.763s adrift of pacesetter Matt Neal. "I was a bit of a wimp when the tyres were at their freshest," he admits.
BTCC - Rockingham: Top dog Matt Neal gives his verdict on the first session: "The circuit was exactly the same on the last lap as it was on the first lap. It wasn't drying at all. Quite alarming!"
ERC - Poland: The last of this morning's loop of stages is about to get underway. Unlike the first two tests, Mragowo remains unchanged and will run to its full 25.1-kilometre course.
Bouffier has been the pacesetter today, but will Kajetanowicz be able to reduce the 5.8s advantage he currently enjoys?
Bouffier has been the pacesetter today, but will Kajetanowicz be able to reduce the 5.8s advantage he currently enjoys?
ERC - Poland: Kopecky is squirming his way through the stage at the moment. He has 18.5s to make up on current rally leader Bouffier.
ERC - Poland: Unbelievable commitment by all drivers this morning in what are very slippery conditions. It's muddier than a pig pen from start to finish.
ERC - Poland: And Kopecky finishes the stage with a time of 16m26.6s after experiencing a brief moment in the opening few kilometres.
"I feel I was not driving the car," he says. "No grip at all. I do not like it."
"I feel I was not driving the car," he says. "No grip at all. I do not like it."
ERC - Poland: Next through is Kosciuszko who has beaten Kopecky's time by 0.9s.
Bryan Bouffier ERC 2013
ERC - Poland: The times they are a tumbling. Kubica's just posted the quickest time with 16m01.3s.
"It was very good," says the Pole. "The conditions are so difficult, every corner you can go off. Very, very difficult."
"It was very good," says the Pole. "The conditions are so difficult, every corner you can go off. Very, very difficult."
ERC - Poland: Not the best of stages for Breen, who beached his car on a right-hander. He does complete it in 16m23.0s, however, so not the slowest of times.
Formula Renault Eurocup - Hungaroring: Pierre Gasly takes a crucial victory in the FR3.5-supporting FR2.0 Eurocup. But the big story surrounds his title rival Oliver Rowland.
A collision with fellow Racing Steps Foundation driver Jake Dennis forces Rowland into a spin in the closing stages, and with a damaged car he drops from fighting for the podium to a costly eighth place by the chequered flag.
A collision with fellow Racing Steps Foundation driver Jake Dennis forces Rowland into a spin in the closing stages, and with a damaged car he drops from fighting for the podium to a costly eighth place by the chequered flag.
ERC - Poland: Michal Solowow is sixth quickest on what is a rare appearance after his semi-retirement from the sport. He finished 26s off the pace and is fifth overall at the moment.
ERC - Poland: Kajetanowicz sets a time of 16m14.1s, the third quickest of the stage, but loses second overall to Kubica.
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ERC - Poland: "I just keep going, it's a very tricky stage," says Kajetanowicz.
"Many deep ruts, so much to lose, but for me we still have so much fun."
"Many deep ruts, so much to lose, but for me we still have so much fun."
ERC - Poland - SS3 results:
Stage: 1 Kubica; 2 Bouffier +2.1s; 3 Kajetanowicz +12.8s; 4 Breen +21.7s; 5 Kosciuszko +24.4s.
Overall: 1 Bouffier; 2 Kubica +12.3s; 3 Kajetanowicz +16.5s; 4 Kopecky +41.7s; 5 Solowow +42.8s.
Stage: 1 Kubica; 2 Bouffier +2.1s; 3 Kajetanowicz +12.8s; 4 Breen +21.7s; 5 Kosciuszko +24.4s.
Overall: 1 Bouffier; 2 Kubica +12.3s; 3 Kajetanowicz +16.5s; 4 Kopecky +41.7s; 5 Solowow +42.8s.
WRC - Australia: Kris Meeke will be back for the final leg of Rally Australia. Citroen has confirmed to Autosport that the car has been cleared as safe to run by the event scrutineers. The team will now start repairing the DS3 WRC.
Meeke could still finish as the eighth registered manufacturer car tomorrow, bringing Citroen much needed points in the makes' race.
Meeke could still finish as the eighth registered manufacturer car tomorrow, bringing Citroen much needed points in the makes' race.
RallycrossRX - Austria: Free practice is over at Greinbach. Petter Solberg finished the two hour session fastest, ahead of fellow Norweigan Alexander Hvall and Liam Doran.
WTCC driver Rene Munnich topped Super1600, while Robin Larsson was fastest in TouringCar.
WTCC driver Rene Munnich topped Super1600, while Robin Larsson was fastest in TouringCar.
Green flag
Moto3 - Misano: Over in Italy, qualifying for this year's Moto3 San Marino Grand Prix is now underway.
Crash
Moto3 - Misano: Nasty crash for Zulfahmi Khairuddin, who hits a bump and loses the front at Turn 13. Team-mate and points leader Luis Salom is fifth, with chief title rival Maverick Vinales currently top of the pile.
Alex Marquez - who comes into the weekend on the back of two podiums in three races - has also crashed, losing his bike at Turn 14.
Alex Marquez - who comes into the weekend on the back of two podiums in three races - has also crashed, losing his bike at Turn 14.
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Alex RIns Moto3 2013
Lights out
DTM - Oschersleben: The first German F3 race of the day is underway, championship leader Marvin Kirchhofer leading away easily from pole with Gustavo Menezes, John Bryant-Meisner and Artem Markelov behind him.
Moto3 - Misano: Eighteen minutes to go now, and we have a new provisional pole man - Jonas Folger goes top with a 1m43.002s, almost quarter of a second clear of a field led by Rins, Vinales and Oliveira. Luis Salom down in 12th.
Crash
DTM - Oschersleben: A big incident in championship terms as Artem Markelov - second in the points - crashes out.
Markelov was defending fourth place from his Lotus team-mate Emil Bernstorff when he locked his brakes and slid wide at Turn 1 and then whacked the tyres at Turn 2 after driving through the gravel to rejoin.
Markelov was defending fourth place from his Lotus team-mate Emil Bernstorff when he locked his brakes and slid wide at Turn 1 and then whacked the tyres at Turn 2 after driving through the gravel to rejoin.
DTM - Oschersleben: Bryant-Meisner has nipped inside Menezes for second and British racer Bernstorff is now pressuring the American for the final podium spot in this first of three German F3 races.
Moto3 - Misano: Salom, who fell and bruised his knee - to add to his ongoing heel injury - sets his best lap of the weekend to move into seventh. He's still more than one second down on Folger however, which means his 26-point lead could be vulnerable this weekend.
Seven minutes to go now.
Seven minutes to go now.
Moto3 - Misano: Folger could just have secured a second pole of 2013 - and fourth of his fledgling Moto3 career - after coming round in a 1m42.707s. Rins gets within 0.061s of that, but no-one else is within four tenths of the pair.
Checkered flag
Moto3 - Misano: It all kicks off in the final minutes. Luis Salom was looking at a second-row start, but suddenly finds himself bumped to 10th as Granado and Khairuddin lead a spate of improvements.
Advantage Rins and Vinales in the championship then, but neither man is on pole - that honour does indeed belong to Folger, who is more than 1.5s faster than the existing pole record.
Advantage Rins and Vinales in the championship then, but neither man is on pole - that honour does indeed belong to Folger, who is more than 1.5s faster than the existing pole record.
Moto3 - Misano - Qualifying:
1 Folger; 2 Rins; 3 M Vinales; 4 Khairuddin; 5 Antonelli; 6 Oliveira; 7 Granado; 8 I Vinales; 9 Marquez; 10 Salom.
1 Folger; 2 Rins; 3 M Vinales; 4 Khairuddin; 5 Antonelli; 6 Oliveira; 7 Granado; 8 I Vinales; 9 Marquez; 10 Salom.
Checkered flag
DTM - Oschersleben: Kirchhofer takes his 10th German F3 win of the year and with it becomes champion.
The teenager is 124 points clear of Markelov with only 108 available from the final five races.
Bryant-Meisner and Menezes complete the podium while Bernstorff's fourth spot means he's now a reduced 18 points behind Markelov in the battle for second in the championship.
The teenager is 124 points clear of Markelov with only 108 available from the final five races.
Bryant-Meisner and Menezes complete the podium while Bernstorff's fourth spot means he's now a reduced 18 points behind Markelov in the battle for second in the championship.
MotoGP - Misano: From Moto3 we move straight onto MotoGP, and the fourth and final practice in Italy. Times of course do not count towards qualifying, unlike the previous three sessions.
Breaking news
DTM - Oschersleben: Bad news for Gary Paffett. He's been given a five-place grid penalty for tomorrow's race for using an illegal set of tyres in free practice this morning.
The tyres in question were not allocated for use by his car at this event.
Daniel Juncadella has received an identical penalty for using a single slick that was not allocated to his RSC Mucke Mercedes.
The tyres in question were not allocated for use by his car at this event.
Daniel Juncadella has received an identical penalty for using a single slick that was not allocated to his RSC Mucke Mercedes.
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MotoGP - Misano: Flurry of changes at the top now - Lorenzo demotes Bautista before both are rudely shoved aside by Marquez, who sets the fastest time of the weekend with a 1m33.912s. Very ominous form ahead of tomorrow's race.
BTCC - Rockingham: World Touring Car Championship race winner James Nash is among the interested spectators at Rockingham today. Says he "loves" coming to see the BTCC.
BTCC - Rockingham: Second free practice gets underway. Track now dry so some meaningful pre-qualifying running for the BTCC boys.
Crash
MotoGP - Misano: Marquez loses it, but once again he's OK. The Spaniard drops it at Turn 13, losing the front going in. We saw a similar moment yesterday, although incredibly he was able to save that by pushing the bike back up with his elbow.
The smallest of chinks in his armour? Don't bet on it if Silverstone is anything to go by.
The smallest of chinks in his armour? Don't bet on it if Silverstone is anything to go by.
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BTCC - Rockingham: Will Bratt does the first proper dry flying lap of the weekend, 1m29.044s to top the times.
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BTCC - Rockingham: Sam Tordoff leaps to the top of the times with a 1m25.883s lap in his Triple Eight MG.
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BTCC - Rockingham: Tom Onslow-Cole beats Tordoff by 0.475s to go fastest for Motorbase. Team-mate Aaron Smith goes second quickest.
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Sam Tordoff BTCC 2013
MotoGP - Misano: Pedrosa also has a huge moment on his Honda, and returns to the pits visibly unhappy.
He switches onto his second bike, complete with different springs.
He switches onto his second bike, complete with different springs.
By: Sam Tremayne, David Evans, Jamie O'Leary, Pablo Elizalde, Dan Cross, Glenn Freeman, Connell Sanders Jr, Ben Anderson, Matt Beer
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